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Qatar to Host Crucial GANHRI Bureau Meeting.

Doha: The State of Qatar is set to host the bureau meeting of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) starting this Tuesday. The three-day event will be led by HE Maryam bint Abdullah Al Attiyah, the Chairperson of GANHRI an…

Department of Meteorology Expects Partly Cloudy Weather.

Doha: Weather inshore until 6:00 pm on Monday will be hazy at places at first and partly cloudy with weak chance of scattered light rain, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report. Offshore, the weather will be partly cloudy to cl…

Leftist Opposition Candidate Wins Uruguay Presidential Runoff.

Montevideo: Center-left opposition candidate, Yamandu Orsi, has secured victory in a tight presidential runoff in Uruguay, official results showed. Even as the vote count continued, Alvaro Delgado, the presidential candidate of the center-right ruling…